You knew it was just a matter of time until Louisville head coach Rick Pitino fired back at John Calipari for his asinine and disrespectful comments at the annual inbred camp out / sleepover in Lexington this past weekend. In a conversation with CBS Sports yesterday, Pitino lobbed a direct shot at Calipari and made it clear that he’s not backing down any time soon.

“Four things I’ve learned in my 59 years about people,” Pitino told CBSSports.com on Wednesday. “I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid.”

“If the shoe fits anyone,” he added. “Wear it.”

It’s no coincidence that Calipari accepted the job to coach the Dominican Republican national team shortly after Pitino agreed to (and later decided against) coach the Puerto Rican National club.

Calipari is envious of the fact that Pitino won a national championship.

Calipari is brash — and even his closest friends in the business will tell you behind closed doors that he’ll turn on anyone. I mean, think about the fact that Pitino was a key proponent in Calipari getting the UMass job years ago.

But that is ancient history now.

Pitino is nearing 60 and doesn’t care what he says or who he offends these days.

Something tells me that this year’s meeting will be the most heated yet between the two sides. The last time the two teams met in Lexington there were multiple technicals, tons of trash talk and some near rumbles. I expect both teams to be in the top ten when they face off, and the intensity level will be at an all time high.

Wow, thank goodness none of you are politicians! You would be horrible at it. Am I the only one in Cardinal Nation not celebrating Rick's comeback? This basically shows that Cal is getting under his skin. Responding is what Cal wanted. He was goaded into responding.

Also, the timing of Bozich's article and Rick's statement is not a coincidence. That article has the administrations finger prints all over it.

I disagree Pahppy, you should be loving it too. It shows CRP is not a chump and still has street cred. Recruits are watching. If there are three-star recruits deciding between sUcK and the da ville, I think Rick just showed them what time it is.

gotta love it…as if the rivalry wasnt heated enough, we won in football and now this back and forth with pitino/calipari…new years eve is going to be insane this year, would only be better if it was at the yum

That's because they protect the student athletes/ athletic department R&B. If you can't see that then your a complete dumba$$!

Rick held a press conference awhile back and blasted the media for the whole Sypher ordeal yet the media hardly put anything out there locally. Most cities…take that back…ANYWHERE ELSE he would have been destroyed by the local media. Then the sexual harassment case in the Athletic Department that was never reported until it was all over with. Then, media personnel losing their jobs or current positions because they failed to mention anything positive about UofL. This occurred on the news networks and radio stations. So basically the message is…"you say something bad…your job is in jeopardy".

Yeah Brent…Freedom of the press baby. Good call! I'm sorry but an athletic department controlling anything outside of the university is some small town BS!

Come on…standing over his shoulder? Weak… Do you really think persuading the press works that way? Better yet…do YOU think the press (especially in a small local area such as Louisville) ever gets persuaded to run a story or create one? Because most non-factual (a story based on the writers opinion like this one) stories send a message to sway the audience to believe it or to do something/ get a reaction from whom/ what the story is about.

Rick has to win the game this year…probably the most important game between UofL and uk since Cal arrived. But Cal needs a championship probably more than any coach in the nation. Is there a current coach who has underachieved more with such great talent at more than one school? I think not.

Rick may be a little dirty but I'll take a coach who's never had any violations brought against him to a cheat!

Pitino's time at Hawaii was marred by a 1977 NCAA report on sanctions against the program. According to the report, Pitino was implicated in 8 of the 64 infractions that led the University to be placed on probation. The violations involving Pitino included providing round-trip air fare for a player between New York and Honolulu, arranging for student-athletes to receive used cars for season tickets, and handing out coupons to players for free food at McDonald's. He was also cited for providing misinformation to the NCAA and University of Hawaii officials. Also in 1977, the NCAA infractions committee recommended that Pitino be disassociated from Hawaii athletics.

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